This is now the last week of class for English. This semester I have gained much experience on what it takes to become a successful persuasive writer. At the beginning of the semester I felt like I always was missing an essential part to my writing and now I have become more understanding and gained a better overview of what it will take to write a better paper. I use to just plainly write my persuasive essays without much insight of what I was actually saying. Now I pay more attention to what I am doing whether it be thinking about counterarguments or reading my paper from an audiences' point of view. There are many ways a persuasive essay can be a strong paper but without the essentials the paper just will fail to click. That is how I felt many times earlier this year and after writing and learning more about the essentials of persuasive essays I have a much better and enjoyable time writing.

Our new assignment on broadcasting seems as if it will be a very interesting and involving project. My group is doing the broadcasting in more of a satirical way which makes the filming as well as the end product much more entertaining and interesting. My group has already come up with many new ideas that seem very funny. My group is very productive and we seem to work well together. So far we have come up with a couple of ideas about what we want to cover in our broadcast. The broadcast will most likely consist of Clemson news and national as well as some international news. I really do not want to give out to much information but it defiantly will be worth the wait. Honestly, I cannot wait till we are finished with our project. We are also including some things from comedians and some spoofs on commercials that will also add a little more “flare” to our project.

On the O'Reilly show, Bill was talking about discrimination and prejudice and how ridiculous the student civil right acts is. They talked about a referendum about to stop student civil rights act. The student civil rights act would protect all California students from harassment and bias in public schools based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. Another point talked about the law was what if a trans gender boy was allowed to go into a girls restroom. Bill also pointed out that if that they were talking about sexual reproduction in Biology class between men and females that the person who may be gay could ask about how it works between homosexuals. The referendum will defiantly help the general public in this decision making.

After watching about half of the movie, Thank You for Smoking, incorporates many strong persuasive arguments. Nick is a chief spokesman for big tobacco companies and defends smokers and the manufacturers. Overall the movie is satirical and is a comedy based movie. The film follows Nick throughout his many situations in which he can easily turn any argument around in favor of himself and tobacco. This keeps the movie flowing and comical. As the movie goes on, it seems as if Nick begins to realize the effects his job may have on his son and his relationship with his son. In conclusion, Thank You for Smoking, is a brilliant piece of satirical work in which the protagonist can easily turn any argument in his favor.

Among us is a diversified community. Clemson is a diverse University. The programs, awards, the Intercultural Centers, and Projects, Clemson provides, helps display Clemson University as a diverse community.

This picture shows the step into the right direction. In 2000, President Barker created “The President’s Council on Community and Diversity”. The mission of this council is to help Clemson achieve its goals of promoting diversity and identify the status of diversity on the campus.

The W.I.S.E program is another step forward in promoting diversity in the Clemson community and campus. This program is designed to help and support females in engineering and science majors. The W.I.S.E program helps women make new friends, be successful in college, and help women start their journey towards a successful career.

The Intercultural Achievement Awards Ceremony recognizes multicultural and international students who have a cumulative GPR of 3.4 or higher. This is another multicultural program to display the diverse community we are involved in.

Clemson’s main center for diversity is the Gantt Intercultural Center. The mission of Gantt Intercultural Center is to provide and support services for minorities and international students. Furthermore, to provide and present, the community to recognize, celebrate, and appreciate an ever growing diverse community.

The GIC (Gantt Intercultural Center) provides intercultural students with their own newsletter. This newsletter highlights major events, programs and services provided for multicultural students each year.

No matter where you are in the world today, we are surrounded by communities flourishing in diversity. Having a diverse community means being made up of distinct characteristics and qualities. The Clemson community is also a part of this and already attracted many different types of students to its campus.

Clemson is a diverse community and Clemson displays an understanding and acceptance of all people, no matter what gender, age, race, religion, or ethnic background in many different ways.

Daniel Puetter

English Lab 101-069

Professor Bevill

8 October 2007

Photo Essay

Among us is a diversified community. Clemson is a diverse University. The programs, awards, the Intercultural Centers, and Projects, Clemson provides, helps display Clemson University as a diverse community.

This picture shows the step into the right direction. In 2000, President Barker created “The President’s Council on Community and Diversity”. The mission of this council is to help Clemson achieve its goals of promoting diversity and identify the status of diversity on the campus.

The W.I.S.E program is another step forward in promoting diversity in the Clemson community and campus. This program is designed to help and support females in engineering and science majors. The W.I.S.E program helps women make new friends, be successful in college, and help women start their journey towards a successful career.

The Intercultural Achievement Awards Ceremony recognizes multicultural and international students who have a cumulative GPR of 3.4 or higher. This is another multicultural program to display the diverse community we are involved in.

Clemson’s main center for diversity is the Gantt Intercultural Center. The mission of Gantt Intercultural Center is to provide and support services for minorities and international students. Furthermore, to provide and present, the community to recognize, celebrate, and appreciate an ever growing diverse community.

The GIC (Gantt Intercultural Center) provides intercultural students with their own newsletter. This newsletter highlights major events, programs and services provided for multicultural students each year.

No matter where you are in the world today, we are surrounded by communities flourishing in diversity. Having a diverse community means being made up of distinct characteristics and qualities. The Clemson community is also a part of this and already attracted many different types of students to its campus.

Clemson’s One World Project is a campus and community forum for discussion on tolerance and diversity. Clemson is a diverse community and Clemson displays an understanding and acceptance of all people, no matter what gender, age, race, religion, or ethnic background in many different ways.

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Emphasis in a commercial is a little bit different than in writing, mainly because not all commercials need words to get there point across, such as in this commercial. Emphasis in a commercial is mainly what is displayed as the most important aspect or to what extent of forcefulness is used to express a point. The commercial by United Airlines does not use so much forcefulness yet uses a more calm, no words approach. In doing so they set the mood of an airplane calmly flying in the sky. Another effective approach they took was the music they decided to incorporate in the commercial. The music is also in a direction relation with the slogan. For example, when the father begins to fly, the music is soothing like an airplane radio station. Yet once he begins to fight the dragon it becomes more upbeat and dramatic. Finally, once he defeats the dragon, it becomes soothing and calm again. Just this change in tempo of the music has an effect on people. Here is how the slogan is in relation to the music. “Where you go in life is up to you.” This half of the slogan works as the calm music where the father arrives at his destination. His destination eventually brings him to the point were he fights a dragon, and this is when the music becomes more dramatic. Then the second half of the slogan is “There’s one airline that can take you there”. At this point the father has defeated the dragon and done his duties and so the music comes back down to a calmer and soothing state and eventually the father arrives safely back home. United airlines presents to the audience that whether you have to fight a dragon or go to a meeting anywhere in the world that you can count on them to get you there.